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Media contacts:
Sharon Goolsby, Public Information Office: (864) 577-7505
Katie Rice, Public
Information Office: (864) 577-7506
Note: For schedule
information, call Lou Thomson at 864-237-8942
The
tournament will be held at the SC School for the Deaf and the Blind (SCSDB) on
April 18 – 21,
“We are tremendously excited
to be hosting the championship tournament,” said SCSDB’s goalball
coach Lou Thomson. “Our athletes look
forward to meeting and competing against other blind athletes from around the
east coast!”
The purpose of EAAB is to enhance life through sports and demonstrate the abilities of individuals who are blind or visually impaired.
Goalball is a team sport played around the world by blind and visually impaired athletes. A team of three athletes on each side of the court aims to launch a ball at speeds of more than 30 mph into the opposing side’s goal on an indoor volleyball-size court. All athletes are blindfolded to create a state of total blackness. Four bells encased in a ball the size of a basketball help the athletes track the ball.
The
participating teams are: SCSDB,
The SC Department of
Education named SCSDB a Palmetto Gold School for its academic accomplishments
and a Red Carpet School for its outstanding customer service. SCSDB is accredited by the Southern Association
of Colleges and Schools, the Conference of Educational Administrators of
Schools and Programs for the Deaf and the SC Department of Education. SCSDB offers programs for preschool,
elementary, middle school, high school, sensory multidisabled, vocational and
postsecondary education students, as well as a variety of outreach services
through regional centers located throughout the state. The main campus is
located in
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